What are we doing?
We are not just repainting the bridge.
We are:-
- replacing all the rotting deck timber and the carriageway and
pavement deck surfaces
- putting in new steel sections to strengthen the structure
- putting in new timbers to strengthen the footway
- replacing all the lighting with new energy efficient
lighting.
- refurbishing the toll booths
- stripping of all the existing paint - this amounts to
removing 12 coats of paint down to bare metal
- repairing and treating the metal, and finally,
- repainting the bridge with three coats, bringing it back to its
original splendour
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
will be contributing 25 per cent of funding; Transport for London
will be providing 75 per cent of costs.
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